The time has come and Embraer delivered the first of its new Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet to an undisclosed European customer! Praetor 600, which was announced at NBAA-BACE back in October 2018, then was certified just some month ago, April 2019 and now the first one was delivered to the happy customer! To remind, Praetor 600 became the only super-midsize busin...
JetBlue announced it intends to grow its already expansive footprint in the Caribbean with new, nonstop seasonal winter service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Guadeloupe’s Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (PTP) (a). Three times weekly service is expected to launch in February 2020 with seats set to go on sale in the coming weeks. &ldquo...
We’ve already mentioned that the second day of the 4th Caribbean Aviation meetup was hold at the l'Esperance Airport Grand Case Saint-Martin. All participants had the opportunity to share the everyday operations, to see what is done in the best way, as well as what has to be done. By what has to be done I mean not only what has to be done after the devastating Irma of 2017, but m...
There is no need ,to explain the importance of shaping the future of urban air mobility. The science fiction we've seen in "The 5th element" and similar movies is right around the corner. One more strategic partnership to collaborate on future efforts to advance safe urban air mobility - Boeing and Kitty Hawk Corporation. They will bring together the innovation of Kitty Hawk&rsq...
Garmin announced expanded engine monitoring capability on the G600 TXi/G500 TXi and Engine Indication System (EIS) TXi flight displays to now include single-engine turboprop aircraft. Pratt & Whitney PT6A turboprop engine display compatibility is initially available for several popular aircraft models, including the Cessna 208/208B, Daher TBM 700/TBM 850 and the Piper PA46-310P/350P JetPROP. E...
TAROM, the Romanian national air carrier, has to renew its regional fleet, to provide increased seat capacity, to low operating costs and improve environmental performance. The choice of partners for this operation was quite obvious - ATR the market leader of regional aicraft and NAC, as number one regional aircraft lessor. So TAROM will introduce nine new ATR 72-600 aircra...
Finnair adds capacity to Beijing with three weekly flights to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport, which opens for operation by 30 September, 2019. Finnair will operate to Beijing International Daxing Airport on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays as of 3rd November, 2019 with an Airbus A330 aircraft. The new frequencies are in addition to Fin...
Soaring global demand for airline pilots, and the growing popularity of Airbus A320 and Boeing 787 aircraft, have jointly sparked major growth in the pilot training division of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways. In the past year, Etihad has won contracts to train pilots for more than 40 clients, over half of them airlines in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Indian sub-continent and South Ea...
An engine completed more than 50,000 flying hours without requiring an overhaul - it is worth to celebrate! So did Rolls-Royce and Aeroflot, for this incredible Trent 700 engines new record for an engine in service. What means 50,000 flying hours without requiring an overhaul? That’s the equivalent of: Travelling around the world more than 1,000 times...
The expansion of the network - no doubt it is very important for every airline. Especially if we are talking about island airline. Caribbean Airlines Cargo has entered into an interline agreement with Alaska Airlines, which expands the airline’s cargo network by a further sixteen destinations. The arrangement enables the movement of cargo to several popular locations such as Anchorage, Ha...
Improtant news! The definitive agreement between Bombardier and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries regarding Canadair Regional Jet Program! Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Bombardier announced they have entered into a definitive agreement, whereby MHI will acquire Bombardier's regional jet program for a cash consideration of $550 million USD, payable to Bombardier upon closing, and...
Multi-purpose four-seat MAI-411 aircraft received the certificate of airworthiness after passing all the tests. The aircraft was produced on the basis of the OJSC Concern KEMZ, located in Kizlyar. “The developed serial model of the multi-purpose four-seater MAI-411 aircraft, which flight range is 1,500 km, was tested in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations -118. It received a cert...
